NAA encourages industry involvement with CARB concerning Reactivity

March 22, 2020

From the National Aerosol Association (NAA): NAA as a whole has always supported the concept of Reactivity.  We believe this is the best Science.  See below and please highly consider sending a letter to the California …

FEAerosol2020 still scheduled for Sept. 23–24 in Lisbon

March 20, 2020

A note from the European Aerosol Federation: Dear FEAerosol2020 participants, We don’t need to pass comment on how challenging the current climate is because the one thing that we are sure of is that we are all …

Clayton Corp.’s Ric Berger set to retire

Ric Berger, Clayton Valve’s Director of Sales at Clayton Corp., is set to retire on March 26. He served for 31 years at the company.

Global production of aluminum aerosol cans falls, says AEROBAL

March 19, 2020

2019 sees 3.7% decline after years of stable growth The generally weaker global economy in 2019 left its mark on the annual production figures for aluminum aerosol cans. After continuous, and in some cases rapid, growth …

BASF to produce free hand sanitizers in Germany to ease local supply strains

Personal care chemical company BASF is set to begin production of hand sanitizers at its Ludwigshafen petrochemicals hub in Germany and will distribute them for free to nearby hospitals in the Rhine-Neckar region to help …

NexReg & NCEC offer free COVID-19 webinar March 19

March 17, 2020

SPRAY contributor NexReg Compliance has partnered with The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) in the UK to present a free online webinar on business preparedness against Coronavirus on Thursday, March 19 at 10:00 AM - …

SCC TEAMWORKS Postponed Until October 29, 2020

March 14, 2020

Midwest SCC has postponed the TEAMWORKS Exposition, the NEXT GEN TECH SYMPOSIUM (April 8) and Social Night based on the rapidly-evolving COVID-19 public health crisis. The new date for NEXT GEN TECH SYMPOSIUSM, TEAMWORKS Exposition and …

CARB changes 3/19 public work group meeting to webinar format

March 13, 2020

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is scheduled to hold a public work group meeting on March 19, 2020 to discuss potential updates to the Consumer Product Regulation and Test Method 310.  Consistent with the …

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2020 moves from June to September

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2020 has been rescheduled for Sept. 3-7 due to emergency decrees by Italy and other countries to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, according to organizer BolognaFiere Cosmoprof SpA. “Since the beginning of …

Ball Corp. to acquire Tubex’s Brazilian aluminum aerosol business for $80M

March 12, 2020

Ball Corp. is acquiring Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminum aerosol packaging business with a plant near Sao Paolo, Brazil, along with associated contracts and other related assets for $80 million. The plant …